The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-04
Storm Of Rain, Hail and Wind.

Storm OF Kahn, Hall and WIND.
Last Saturday evening dark and angry clouds
suddenly rose in the West aud rapidly passed
over this section. threatiniug destruction to
everything in their course. Everybody became
excited, expecting terrific cyclone to strike the
town every minute. Fortunately it passed
without doing any more mischief than dcluging
| the ground with rain and shaking up things
generally with wind. At night i, cleared of cold
with the wind blowing perfect gale, that lasted
| all day Sunday, aud on Monday morning thick
ice was found on exposed standing water.
II appears, from the following, that the same
s'orm visited other places doing con siderable
damage:
A CrcLosE IN Souru GEoRGA.-A frightful
| Cyclone passed across South Geogia Saturday
| evening. crossing in the samc path as that of
| 1884. In Harris County houses were blown
| down, cattle killed, and much damage done.
The greatest destruction was in the historic old
| town Of Eatonton, where a dozen buildings
were blown down and one man was killed, .
blacksmith named Willis Marshall.
| Louisville, KY, February 27.-Early Sat-
urday evening the wind commenced to blow
1 here heavily, csming from the northwest. Il
continued 20 blow perfect hurricane at inter-
| walls until 6 o'clock this evening. Many acci-
dents are reported and considerable damage has
| been done.
The river is rising two inches au hour, and
| il the heavy rains of last week continue much
| suffering will follow. The water has already
| reached many houses. The hurricane to-day
also smashed in about $50 feet Of the western
| wall OF the Southern Ex position building doing
one thousand dollars damage.
Detroit February 27.-Specials from various
points in the upper Peninsula and from the
northern part of the southern Peninsula report
thn nOfi ihn aoktt
mammoth proportions and terrific intensity. A
heavy gale blew the snow about making drifts
from FIVE to ten feet deep and efectually stop.
ping all traffic.
| Two Grand Rapids and Indiana trains are
showed in south of Mackinaw and the Michigan
Central train is blockadcd in tho same neigh
| borhood.
Staunton, Va, February 27.-A violent wind
storm last night did much damage to fences and
timber in this section, and several houses in the
neighboring country werc blown down.
Spartanburg, February 28.-The Dakota bliz-
zard reached us on Saturday evening and il
looks as il II was going to stay some time. AT
ter the rain-storm a strong wind set in and all
day Sunday and Sunay night it blew furiously
This morning tho ground is frozen about two
inches deep and ice is abundant. The tender
vegetation md flowers that had sprung up
during the warm weather looked wilted to-day
Farmers have fears in regarl to tho small
Thermometer drops below 200. 1t is about 800
this morning.
Shocking Details Of tho Recent Terrible Earth.
| quake.
The late tclegrnphic reports from the earth
quake in Southern Europe-thc first account oil
which will be found on our fourth pnge-is
truly appalling. The loss of life is estimated
at 1000, while the number of those seriously
if not fatally injured, is greatly beyond that
number, and the property destroyed cannot be
computed, but amounts to many millions of
dollars. The. distress among the people is heart
rending. We give below a synopsis of tho scenes
and occurrences Of that sorsly afflicted region:
Rome, FEBRUARY 27.-Heartrending details of
the disaster caused by the earthquake continue
to arrive. At Diano Morano to-day a child of
twelve years and her father, we're extricstsd
| from the debris, when the latter expired on
-fthe spot. The survivors at Diano Moriauo say
that the majority of victims were killed by the
second shock, the people having re-cntered
their houses to procure clothing. The bodies,
| wrapped in shrouds, lie in the middle of the
| street.
At Bussano only ono church sceplc remains
| standing. Soldiers there are still searching the
ruins. They have rescued twenty-soven per-
| sons, oil of whom are more less injured.
| The panic was renewed ut Genoa to-day on q
| false report that Father Dcnza had predicted
another shock. Both there AMI at Savons the
| people refuse to return to their houses. They
| sleep in carriages and improvised places OF
| shelter.
Signor Genala, minister of Public Work s,
| has visited Bajardo and has attended the fune-
raj of 230 victims Of the church disaster, who
| were buried in q common trench in tho ceme-
| terry.
Slight oscillations were felt to-day Mt Albenza
Il II DE-.
| being organized throughout the country, but it
is impossible to supply the numerous wants.
San Ramo is deserted. There wore 3O3 persons
killed and $50 injured in TINT town.
Troops have been compelled to keep back at
the point of tho bayonet the crowds of de-
spairing mon and women who were impeding
| the work of excavation in their efforts to find
missing relatives. The bodies of the victims. of
this disaster are terribly disfgurcd.
The sufferngs of the survivors are great,
| the supply Of provisions and drugs and ambu-
lance apparatus being painfully inadequate.
The work Of the rescuers is attended with con-
siderable danger. In some parts they have
| been obliged to flee from lettering walls,
although they could hear the groans of the
| victims buried beneath the debris.
All the members of the family of the mayor OF
| Bajordo were killed. or another family, con-
| sisting of twenty-five persons, named Macst ri,
only single member, half domented, is left.
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| The RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT in Charlotte is
taking hold Of nil classes Of people. 1t is not
after the Salvation Army manner of work
| nor the Holiness movement. There is little OF
| what is called sensational about the matter
| Mr.. Pearson is an earnest. strong preacher
and his exhortations reach the reason and bet.
| ter judgment OF the people as we'll as their
| emotional nature. 1t is said that one house o
i'll fame has closed doors and some of the in
mates are endeavoring to reform. This they
will find an uphill business for the very right
| eous stand ready TO say, ns Of old, This man,